South Yorkshire Joint Railway Line
(asked on 24th February 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the quality of the (a) track and (b) related rail infrastructure on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway line.
This question was answered on 3rd March 2020
The Department has not made such assessment. Network Rail operates at arm’s length from the Department for Transport, with independence on day-to-day operational decisions. This is important for efficiency and maintaining the company’s accountability and for Network Rail to deliver a safe and reliable railway infrastructure.